Magnetic copy holders



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United States Patent MAGNETIC COPY HOLDERS William G. Waggoner, Sacramento, Calif.

Application September 29, 1953, Serial No. 383,072

1 Claim. (Cl. 12033) This invention relates to a magnetic copy holder.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic copy holder adapted to be placed on a desk or other horizontal support and which will retain a paper sheet in an inclined manner so that it can be easily and readily copied and wherein there is a holding strip engageable with the body of the holder by magnetic means and which is easily slid down the magnetic holder to indicate the lines being copied and which may be moved easily by a simple movement of the hand.

It is another object of the invention to provide a magnetic copy holder wherein the parts can be easily folded up in a fiat manner and which will easily fit when folded into any desk drawer.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a magnetic copy holder which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, easy to clean, compact and not bulky, of pleasing appearance and eificient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the magnetic copy holder embodying the features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the copy holder;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the figures, represents a base member having transverse projections 11 on the top surface thereof against which the lower edge of the inclined copy holder member 12 may be rested. This copy holder 12 has a supporting arm 13 on the rear face of the same which is hinged in lugs 14 and 15 and on a projection 16 of the base 10. The lower edge of the inclined holder plate 12 may rest against any one of the projections 11 so as to be given the difficult inclinations that may be desired by the user of the copy holder.

At times when it is desired to hold the copy holder so that it can be stored or placed in a desk drawer, the lower edge of the plate 12 can be moved forwardly so that the rear face of the plate 12 can be lowered on to the top surface of the support 10.

The copy plate 12 is formed of steel sheet and has depressed side portions 17 and 18 along which the magnetic ends, which are enlarged, as indicated respectively at 19 and 20, of a slide 21 may slide and be retained on the depressed portions 17 and 18 to any position to which the slide 21 has been adjusted. Beneath the slide 21 and on the flat top surface of the copy holder plate 12 there is supported the sheet as indicated at 22 bearing written matter which is to be copied.

At the top of the copy plate 12 is a chain 23 having a weight 24. This chain is sufliciently long to permit the weight 24 to be extended downwardly over the top edge of the sheet 22 whereby to hold the same against forward displacement and flush upon the surface of the copy plate.

The slide 21 has small bosses 25, arranged in pairs on the opposite sides of the slide by which a magnifying glass as indicated at 26 may be retained on the slide and adapted to enlarge the letters of the written material.

In use the slide 21 is moved up and down over the paper surface. The slide can be moved one line at a time or more in the usual manner. The magnetic enlarged ends 19 and 20 will adhere to the depressed side flanges 17 and 18 respectively.

The copy plate holder 12 can be supported in any inclined position depending upon the projection 11 to which the edge of the copy holder is placed. If it is desired to fold the parts together for the purpose of storing the same, the copy plate holder 12 can be moved forwardly so that it can be rested over the base 10.

The copy plate holder has folded in top and bottom flanges 27 and 28 so that smooth top and bottom edges are presented. The paper sheet will rest against the base.

A pencil trough or groove 29 is provided in the front end of the base 10.

Various changes may be made in the detail construction, but it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A magnetic copy holder device comprising a flat base adapted to rest on a horizontal supporting surface, a sheet holder plate, a sheet holder plate support pivotally connected at its upper end to the rear face of said sheet holder plate and pivotally connected at its lower end to the rear portion of said base, a plurality of elongated, spaced projections provided on the upper surface of said base and adapted to be selectively engaged by the lower edge of said sheet holder plate whereby to vary the angulation of the same when supported thereon in a substantially vertical position, said sheet holder plate being formed of magnetically permeable material and provided on its front face at the opposite vertical edges thereof with guide forming grooves extending from the top of said plate to the bottom thereof, a horizontal slide member operable over said sheet holder plate, a permanent magnet at each end of said slide member movable within said grooves with the inner face of said slide being freely spaced from the face of said sheet holder plate whereby to receive therebetween the copy, said support being adapted to permit the collapse of said sheet holder onto said base, a chain connected at one end to the top of said sheet holder plate, a weight connected to the lower end of said chain and adapted to bear against the copy whereby to support the upper portion thereof, said base on the upper surface thereof at its forward end having a transverse groove adapted to retain therein a pencil or the like, said slide on the outer face thereof having a laterally extending i'idge, said ridge at opposite ends being provided with upwardly extending bosses freely spaced from the outer face of said slide, and a magnifying glass positioned between said slide and said boss whereby to enlarge the letters of the written material.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 647,517 Pike Apr. 17, 1900 1,564,594 Leh Dec. 8, 1925 2,017,518 Wagner Oct. 15, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS 567,258 Great Britain Feb. 5, 1945 589,589 Great Britain June 24, 1947 

